Senior Business Operations Manager

This role is at Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, supporting Spirit’s Commercial Business Units. Spirit Commercial designs and builds commercial aerostructures, including fuselages, pylons, nacelles, and wing components, with a focus on innovative composite and aluminum manufacturing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of managers and represented employees in business operations.
• Interact across all levels of the organization; effectively communicate to ensure efficient incorporation of manufacturing schedules, implement agreed-upon changes, and navigate difficult situations to productive outcomes.
• Develop KPIs to measure organizational performance.
• Lead the team in developing solutions to complex problems requiring ingenuity and creativity.
• Oversee the organization’s budget and headcount performance.
• Lead process standardization, adherence, and governance for the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3+ years of experience in a management position with direct reports.
• 3+ years of experience leading and implementing projects.
• Experience in a production support role.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; strong presentation skills.
• Strong emotional intelligence and professional presence to work with executives and customers.
• Background with production systems.
• Knowledge of aircraft products.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree.
• 5+ years of experience in a management role with direct reports, leading and implementing projects in a production-facing environment, with a background in production support.
• Experience and understanding of production systems.
• Strong project management skills.
• Deep understanding of value chain requirements.
• Strong leadership and process skills.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, and health savings accounts.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Life and disability insurance programs.
• Paid and unpaid time away from work.

Pay

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range: $120,800 - $185,200

Join Spirit AeroSystems’ Kansas team and you may be eligible for a $5,000 state of Kansas Aviation tax credit for up to five years.

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet these requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.